Posts about Writing Job Descriptions

A head of Talent Acquisition asked me the other day: “Who are the key stakeholders that need to be involved when rewriting job descriptions?” Here’s a quick-and-dirty list that might help you: 1)The Head of TA The head of TA should typically oversee this. If you’re lucky enough to have a head of recruitment marketing… Read more »

A head of Talent Acquisition asked me the other day: “Who are the key stakeholders that need to be involved when rewriting job descriptions?” Here’s a quick-and-dirty list that might help you: 1)The Head of TA The head of TA should typically oversee this. If you’re lucky enough to have a head of recruitment marketing… Read more »

You have to do better than a “copy-and-paste” of an old job description to write a job description that stands out and engages the best talent. Many of you still use job descriptions written by someone with little to no marketing skills. Or perhaps copy-and-paste the JD from an unknown source. Let me give you… Read more »

You have to do better than a “copy-and-paste” of an old job description to write a job description that stands out and engages the best talent. Many of you still use job descriptions written by someone with little to no marketing skills. Or perhaps copy-and-paste the JD from an unknown source. Let me give you… Read more »

A few tips from my 20+ years of writing job descriptions: Note: Check out our free Job Descriptions Guide — it tells you everything we know about JDs, job ads and the like! Put First Things First The most important rule of the first sentence of a job description (or anything you write) is to get… Read more »

A few tips from my 20+ years of writing job descriptions: Note: Check out our free Job Descriptions Guide — it tells you everything we know about JDs, job ads and the like! Put First Things First The most important rule of the first sentence of a job description (or anything you write) is to get… Read more »

Formatting is a top priority in job description writing because formatting affects readability which impacts the candidate experience. Making a job description easier to read exponentially increases the probability of a job seeker reading the entire job description — and that increases the chance of an apply. Note: Check out our free Job Descriptions Guide — it… Read more »

Formatting is a top priority in job description writing because formatting affects readability which impacts the candidate experience. Making a job description easier to read exponentially increases the probability of a job seeker reading the entire job description — and that increases the chance of an apply. Note: Check out our free Job Descriptions Guide — it… Read more »

Words matter…especially in job descriptions. Note: Check out our free Job Descriptions Guide — it tells you everything we know about JDs, job ads and the like! Here are 7 mistakes to avoid when writing YOUR job description: 1) A Long Job Title Many companies use job descriptions that are too long, resulting in lower click-through…. Read more »

Words matter…especially in job descriptions. Note: Check out our free Job Descriptions Guide — it tells you everything we know about JDs, job ads and the like! Here are 7 mistakes to avoid when writing YOUR job description: 1) A Long Job Title Many companies use job descriptions that are too long, resulting in lower click-through…. Read more »

1. Length In our research, the optimal length of a written job description is 550 to 750 words. Many candidates lose interest after that. One exception to this: If your job description copywriting is truly incredible, you can get a quality candidate to read 1,000+ words. Note: Check out our free Job Descriptions Guide — it… Read more »

1. Length In our research, the optimal length of a written job description is 550 to 750 words. Many candidates lose interest after that. One exception to this: If your job description copywriting is truly incredible, you can get a quality candidate to read 1,000+ words. Note: Check out our free Job Descriptions Guide — it… Read more »

When you write a job description, you are not just writing it for the candidate, you are also writing it for Google, Bing, Indeed and any other search engine out there who can send traffic to your job pages. Writing for the search engines is a key part of SEO Recruitment (search engine optimization (SEO)…. Read more »

When you write a job description, you are not just writing it for the candidate, you are also writing it for Google, Bing, Indeed and any other search engine out there who can send traffic to your job pages. Writing for the search engines is a key part of SEO Recruitment (search engine optimization (SEO)…. Read more »

In a society flooded with job applicants and a low unemployment rate, I look for any edge I can get when writing job descriptions. I have a policy to write my job descriptions at least as well as a candidate writes their resume! But reorganizing and updating an outdated, stiff job description is no easy task. Even… Read more »

In a society flooded with job applicants and a low unemployment rate, I look for any edge I can get when writing job descriptions. I have a policy to write my job descriptions at least as well as a candidate writes their resume! But reorganizing and updating an outdated, stiff job description is no easy task. Even… Read more »

Here are 4 new tools to help you write job descriptions that attract a more diverse team. Text Analyzer Ongig’s Text Analyzer software eliminates bias and improves ad copy. We created Text Analyzer after rewriting thousands of job descriptions for some of the largest brands in the world. Ongig’s software has also been improving branding… Read more »

Here are 4 new tools to help you write job descriptions that attract a more diverse team. Text Analyzer Ongig’s Text Analyzer software eliminates bias and improves ad copy. We created Text Analyzer after rewriting thousands of job descriptions for some of the largest brands in the world. Ongig’s software has also been improving branding… Read more »

Some of you have asked Ongig: “How engaged are job candidates with the next-gen job descriptions you’re building?” One metric we look closely at is “average time on page.” Below are the top 10 job descriptions based on time avg. spent per page (note: all are Ongiggitized jobs).

Some of you have asked Ongig: “How engaged are job candidates with the next-gen job descriptions you’re building?” One metric we look closely at is “average time on page.” Below are the top 10 job descriptions based on time avg. spent per page (note: all are Ongiggitized jobs).